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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
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[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What would the defense say? "That wasn't him, just someone who looks similar."
They already claim that by pleading innocent at the start.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago

Not really... "not guilty" can mean, he didn't do it, or else he was temporarily insane because he was in pain from his medical condition, or even Ed Snowden's "yeah I did it and it was illegal but at the end of the day I was right to do it and I think I can convince a jury of that." Or just the OJ Simpson "let's talk about something else for a while and change the subject" defense. It could be a lot of things.

But I do get it that that might be their defense and they're just not saying anything about it because they're waiting for the trial to lay out anything at all about it.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well thats the thing. Nobody in the history of court has plead innocent. Thats not a thing. You can plead guilty, no contest, or not guilty.

And "not guilty" isn't the same as "innocent"

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

I'm sorry I don't know all the arcane incantations of your court system of the top of my head.